The Bear & the Maiden Fair

Song The Bear & the Maiden Fair
Artist The Hold Steady
Album Criminal Fingers 7"

Lyrics

[00:01.18] A bear there was a bear a bear
[00:04.72] All black and brown and covered in hair
[00:08.43] Three boys a goat and a dancing bear
[00:11.82] They danced and spun right to the fair
[00:15.52] Oh sweet she was and pure and fair
[00:19.19] The maid with honey up in her hair
[00:22.78] He smelled her on the summer air
[00:26.40] The maid with honey up in her hair
[00:29.78] From there to here
[00:31.18] From here to there
[00:33.16] All black and brown and covered in hair
[00:36.81] He smelled that girl on the summer air
[00:40.50] The bear the bear
[00:42.18] The maiden fair
[00:43.69] Oh I'm a maid and I'm pure and fair
[00:48.39] I'll never dance with a hairy bear
[00:52.01] I called a knight but you're a bear
[00:55.47] All black and brown and covered in hair
[00:59.36] He lifted her high in the air
[01:03.03] He sniffed and roared and he smelled her there
[01:06.60] She kicked and wailed the maid so fair
[01:10.34] He licked the honey all up in her hair
[01:13.78] From there to here
[01:15.33] From here to there
[01:17.21] All black and brown and covered in hair
[01:20.87] He smelled that girl on the summer air
[01:24.51] The bear the bear
[01:26.27] The maiden fair
[01:27.71] And the bear the bear
[01:30.29] The maiden fair
[01:31.87] And the bear the bear
[01:36.58] She sighed and she squealed and she kicked the air
[01:40.21] Then she sang
[01:40.83] My bear My bear so fair
[01:44.24] And off they went into the summer air
[01:47.97] The bear the bear
[01:49.99] And the maiden fair
[02:20.85] From there to here
[02:22.29] From here to there
[02:24.17] All black and brown and covered in hair
[02:27.84] He smelled that girl on the summer air
[02:31.43] The bear the bear
[02:33.27] The maiden fair
[02:34.79] And the bear the bear
[02:37.11] The maiden fair
[02:38.72] And the bear the bear
[02:41.20] The maiden fair
[02:42.56] And the bear the bear